/*
 * Copyright (C) 2004 Derek James and Philip Tucker
 * 
 * This file is part of ANJI (Another NEAT Java Implementation).
 * 
 * ANJI is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 * terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
 * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
 * version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
 * Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 * 
 * created by Philip Tucker on Mar 9, 2003
 */
package com.anji.integration;

import org.jgap.Chromosome;

/**
 * To "transcribe" is to construct a phenotype from a genotype.
 * 
 * @author Philip Tucker
 */
public interface Transcriber {

  /**
   * Sub-classes must implement this method to convert the genotype to a
   * phenotype.
   * @param c chromosome to transcribe
   * @return phenotype
   * @throws TranscriberException
   */
  public Object transcribe(Chromosome c) throws TranscriberException;
}
